While the UK and other countries ponder on the long term relevance and efficiency of electric vehicles and the effective distance that can be achieved on one full battery charge, Don Wales and his son, Joe, attempted to break the UK land speed record of 137mph for powering an electric car with a rather historic name - Bluebird. The Bluebird Electric team's attempt took place over Pendine Sands in South Wales on a quiet weekend this August. So if you thought that you would never be looking at any form of modified car insurance for an electric vehicle, you might have to think again.More...